Before freeways when drivers passed through small towns across the county on two-lane roads and stopped at locally-owned diners, another common sight upon entering a town was a sign featuring the logos of local service clubs such as the Rotary, Elks and Lions Clubs. Oftentimes those signs were created by the local Chamber of Commerce, such…
New Arcadia Chamber member Allen Tsay of Waddell & Reed financial advisors met the Chamber Ambassadors this morning and joined in a meeting with a full agenda. Tsay, a recent college grad who has spent the past year volunteering at the Chamber recruiting new members and attending and supporting many Chamber and other community events,…
The Arcadia Chamber’s annual Planning Conference on Jan. 23, 2014 at Embassy Suites and sponsored by Post Alarm Systems was once again filled with valuable news and information shared with about 60 attendees, including Arcadia Chief of Police Robert Guthrie, Westfield Santa Anita General Manager Ramo Oseguera, School District Superintendent Dr. Joel Shawn, and Olivia…
Methodist Hospital in Arcadia showed off yet another major new state-of-the-art technological piece of equipment Thursday, a Toshiba CT scanner that does a complete body scan in less than a minute. The latest equipment in the CT Imaging Suite – Department of Imaging Services, which also provides a summary of the scan far more quickly,…
When the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce needed new blinds and new paint in the conference room of the iconic and highly-visible circular office building in the median of Huntington Drive, they called on the services of two Chamber members and Ambassadors: To replace the decades-old vertical blinds for the floor-to-ceiling windows they chose John Sun’s Budget…
On the 20th anniversary of the Northridge earthquake that caused devastation throughout Los Angeles, Bud Darling, owner of Safe N’ Ready, provided 35 attendees of the Arcadia Chamber’s monthly Networking Breakfast sponsored by sponsored by Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary with valuable advice and handouts on how to prepare their businesses and homes for emergencies. Also at…
Metro Executive Director of Highway Programs Doug Failing (who also happens to be a longtime resident of Arcadia) presented most of the major new highway projects being worked on and planned at today’s (Jan. 9. 2014) Government Affairs Forum, sponsored by Expedia, including a High Desert Corridor plan to link state highway 14 with Interstate 15. That…
New Arcadia Chamber member Forest Lawn Memorial Park & Mortuary was introduced this morning, Tuesday, Jan. 7, by this month’s Personal Ambassador, Vicki Knight of Century Rooter Service & Plumbing Inc, at the monthly Ambassadors meeting chaired by Sylvia Ramos of Dilbeck Real Estate. <Story continues below following photo gallery…>[flagallery gid=166] Representing Forest Lawn were Regional Sales Manager Thomas…
Big crowds in the grandstands and infields, exciting horse race finishes, betting from the new sports betting room, and a whiskey-tasting contest in the dazzling new Chandelier Room kept 30,540 fans entertained on opening day at Santa Anita Park this afternoon of Dec. 26, 2013. Attendees could also see where the new luxury suites are…
Enjoy the following photo gallery from the 31st Annual Fundraising Gala of the Arcadia Chinese Association on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. The event themed “Promoting Civic Virtue” was hosted by Arcadia Chamber members Francince Chiu of Forest Lawn and Aaron Rose of the Arcadia Toastmasters and was attended by multiple City Councilmen, the Police Chief, and…